Season 16

Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in TBD, South Korea. The winning country was TBD, represented by TBD with their song "TBD". They scored TBD points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was TBD with TBD points.

Location

Participating Countries

43 countries participated this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
Åland Islands	haepuff	ÅRTV	"Daisy"	Ronia
Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA
American Samoa	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	KVZK-TV	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	English
Andorra	kasvi004	RTVA	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	Basque
File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	twan7047	VRT	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	Dutch
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	ralphstuffz	TV Brasil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena
Bulgaria	whothehellisorestis	BNT	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	English
Cabo Verde	zakrusta	RTC	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	Portuguese, French^[1]
Canada	jita26televisi	CBC	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	English
China	ctys0n	CGTN	"flip phone"	PIAO	English
Cyprus	msgomes219	CyBC	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path
Denmark	wither2706	DR	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	Danish
Egypt	womansworld	ERTU	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	Arabic^[2]
File:Flag of France.svg France	pinguini	France Télévisions	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	English
Error creating thumbnail: Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Formule"	Dancy
Germany	valentinomore	NDR	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	English
Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"Multiply"	POESY
Guam	itsme_notme	KGTF	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot
Iceland	esclorenzo	RÚV	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir
India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Moonchild"	The F16s	English
Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	Indonesian
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	randomguy213	RAI	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA
Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	Lithuanian
Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	English
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	szszofi06	KCTV	"Birth"	ARTMS
Northern Mariana Islands	chalenn	PBS	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	English
Norway	chromiliaghaztic	NRK	"MVH"	Synne Vo
Palestine	paldosreal.sss	PBC	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	Arabic^[3]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	randomongolian	IRTP	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai
Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maria"	1621	Tagalog
Portugal	sandoli.112	RTP	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa
Romania	thejendyz	TVR	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea
St. Pierre & Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	French^[1]
South Korea	stevenesc.	KBS	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	English
Error creating thumbnail: Spain	dodgefulartist3	RTVE	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	English
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	eurofan98	SVT	"På måndag"	Miss Li
Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"New Waters"	CLARK S
Taiwan	tng8394	PTS	"Sword"	"Wisp"
Thailand	meuw2202	TPBS	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX
Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom	.ds25_	BBC	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan
File:Flag of United States.svg United States	sandernl	NBC	"your apartment"	dreamfone	English
Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	moliesmosh	WSVI	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	English

Contest Overview

Semi-Final allocation draw

The draw to determine which semi-finals each non-automatic qualifier country would compete in took place on the 22nd May 2025. The 39^[4] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 1 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Armenia Cyprus Iceland India Northern Mariana Islands File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Thailand Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom	Canada China Egypt Error creating thumbnail: Gabon Guam File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Palestine Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	Albania American Samoa File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Germany File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Error creating thumbnail: Philippines File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden File:Flag of United States.svg United States	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Bulgaria Gibraltar Norway File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Japan Romania Switzerland	Cabo Verde File:Flag of France.svg France Indonesia Moldova Portugal St. Pierre & Miquelon Error creating thumbnail: Spain

Semi-Final 1

20 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Åland Islands and Denmark voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Brazil moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	8	59
02	File:Flag of United States.svg United States	"your apartment"	dreamfone	14	38
03	Indonesia	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	15	36
04	~~Armenia~~	—	—	—	—
05	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	11	48
06	Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	"Maria"	1621	19	16
07	Iceland	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	16	36
08	China	"flip phone"	PIAO	9	50
09	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	5	85
10	File:Flag of France.svg France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	7	76
11	Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	2	111
12	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	12	44
13	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	145
14	Error creating thumbnail: Spain	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	18	26
15	Portugal	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	17	28
16	Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	6	85
17	St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	10	50
18	Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	4	89
19	Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	3	94
20	Thailand	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	13	44

Semi-Final 2

19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Andorra, South Korea and Taiwan voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Cabo Verde moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	11	59
02	Error creating thumbnail: Gabon	"Formule"	Dancy	15	40
03	Albania	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	14	40
04	American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	7	70
05	Egypt	"5arbanin"	ALMAS, amadio	4	91
06	Switzerland	"New Waters"	CLARK S	16	39
07	Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	9	69
08	Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	8	70
09	Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	10	60
10	Palestine	"Asli Ana"	zeyne	1	130
11	India	"Moonchild"	The F16s	17	39
12	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	5	78
13	File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	12	58
14	Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	18	28
15	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	104
16	Germany	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	13	53
17	File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	3	97
18	Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	6	71
19	Romania	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	19	22

Wildcard Round

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round.

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